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THE ACCOUNTING THEORY

Evidence Score 29/100 at 77% evidence coverage 4 of 8 on the Michigan list How the score works

What we could verify

Registered business?
Not verified
CPA license or firm permit?
Not verified (searched the state board)
Publishes prices?
Not stated on its website
Local or remote?
Not stated on its website
Software?
None named on its website

0 of 5 answered from a dated source.

Documents 4 of 5 core services.

Score breakdown

Documented services + buyer fit22 of 40 pts, 40 checked
Independently verifiable qualifications0 of 20 pts, 8 checked
Operational + pricing transparency3 of 25 pts, 25 checked
Verified identity + continuity4 of 15 pts, 4 checked

Dark bar: points earned. Grey bar: the weight we could check.

Evidence

Unless a row says otherwise, the source is the named page of THE ACCOUNTING THEORY's own website (self-reported), read Sep 26, 2026.
ClaimWhat the source showsSourcePoints
Business name THE ACCOUNTING THEORY home page
Website https://www.theaccountingtheory.com/ home page
Office locality Commerce Twp, MI home page
Phone +12489462720 home page
Offers bookkeeping Documented: Contact | My Site top of page Our minimum is $400 for monthly bookkeeping services. Is this in alignment for you? If so, please fill out this form and we will... /contact
Monthly bookkeeping Documented: Contact | My Site top of page Our minimum is $400 for monthly bookkeeping services. Is this in alignment for you? If so, please fill out this form and we will... /contact 8 pts (max 8)
AP / AR Documented: ...payroll processing for up to 50 employees’ ($100 up charge for weekly payroll) Accounts payable services up to 10 payables Accounts receivable Monthly receipt/invoice collection... /services 4 pts (max 4)
Payroll coordination Documented: ...Year Comparison Monthly sales tax payable - up to 10 states Full-Service bi-weekly payroll processing for up to 50 employees’ ($100 up charge for weekly payroll) Accounts payable... /services 4 pts (max 4)
Month-end close + reporting Documented: ...Platinum Package Monthly bookkeeping and account reconciliations Monthly Financials; Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss-Month, Profit & Loss Year to Date, Profit & Loss YTD Previous Year... /services 6 pts (max 6)
Named contact / team Nicky Zagata, Founder /about 3 pts (max 3)
Working contact route verified [email protected] (mail server found) DNS check
Third-party
Sep 26, 2026
2 pts (max 2)
Privacy / data-handling page Documented: Privacy Policy /_files/ugd/cac5a1_3381f4b2774c4f809988d5a37a6e1 2 pts (max 2)

Checked and not found

  • Not documented. Checked 4 pages of the firm's own site on 2026-09-26 (Firm's own website): Catch-up / cleanup (0 pts, max 5); Industries served (documented) (0 pts, max 5); Software supported (0 pts, max 5); Local / remote model stated (0 pts, max 3); Pricing approach published (0 pts, max 6); What is included / excluded (0 pts, max 5); Onboarding described (0 pts, max 4); Reporting cadence stated (0 pts, max 4); Communication channel / process (0 pts, max 3).
  • Not verified. Searched Michigan LARA Bureau of Professional Licensing licence list (Accountancy) for CPA firm records named 'THE ACCOUNTING THEORY' on 2026-09-26: no matching record (State accountancy board): Active CPA firm or individual license (state board) (0 pts, max 8).

Searches that find nothing are not a mark against a firm. How we search.

Not verified (not checked yet, so each scores 0 and counts against coverage): Service area; Current QuickBooks ProAdvisor or Xero advisor listing (0 pts, max 6); Bookkeeping designation (AIPB/NACPB) or IRS directory credential (0 pts, max 6); Entity found in the state business registry (0 pts, max 6); Years operating (registry formation date) (0 pts, max 5).

Check it yourself on the state's own records: Michigan Board of Accountancy license search and business registry search.

  • Working contact route verified: The email address the firm publishes is on a domain that accepts mail (MX record present).

Data limitations

  • 20 of 22 evidenced items come from THE ACCOUNTING THEORY's own website and are labelled self-reported.
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